SFMCA:MD

School of Medicine
The School of Medicine (MD) is part of the Marine Staff College within the STARFLEET Marine Corps Academy (SFMCA). The SFMCA is the educational annex used by members of the STARFLEET Marine Corps (SFMC). The SFMC is an auxilliary department of STARFLET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.

MD School instructs its students in all aspects of Military Medicine, which is the main focus of the SFMC Medical Branch. Topics include SFMC Medical Protocols and Procedures, First Aid, Traditions, Unit Organization, Equipment, Portable Structures, Pharmacopoeia, and many more. Courses are currently available through the MD-301 level and all are available online for immediate credit STARFLEET Educational Services under the MOODLE COURSES tab.

Be forewarned - Due to the detailed and precise nature of the subject matter covered in Medical Branch Guidebook, these exams are significantly more difficult than their counterparts in the other branches.

Warning: Due to its subject matter, the School of Medicine course materials may contain graphic images. If you do not feel that you can handle photographs of actual or simulated battlefield wounds some of these courses may not be for you.

College Graduation
A student can graduate the Combat Support College by doing the following.
 * Complete all courses below the -301 level in the following schools:
 * Medical
 * Support
 * Complete the -301 course from one of the two schools.

MD100 - Introduction to the Branch
This is a course to qualify you as a Marine of the SFMC Medical Branch. Marines at this level are expected to have a general broad-based knowledge of all aspects of the SFMC Medical Branch, its operations and medical protocols and procedures.
 * Prerequisite for this course: PD-100

MD110 - MOS Familiarization
This course explores some of the many available MOSs in the Medical Branch.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-100

MD120 - Medical History and Traditions Course
This exam is focused on the History and Traditions of SFMC Medical Branch. This course covers both real and fictional traditions of the branch, including the fictional historical background of the SFMC Medical Branch and is inclusive of real-life medical history from Earth.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-100

MD201 - Advance Medical Branch Qualification Course
The next step in the Branch Education Program. At this stage Marines of the Medical Branch are not only expected to fully understand the Medical Branch Command at the Medical Unit level, but also places more emphasis on assessment procedures and SFMC protocols and procedures.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-100

MD211 - Combat Lifesaver Course
Combat Lifesavers are Marines from other branches who receive additional amounts of extra medical training beyond basic first aid. Their focus would be to provide point of care and the link between buddy aid and the C-Medic.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-100 is NOT needed for this course. Only graduates from either AE-100, AR-100, CE-100, IN-100, ME-100, MO-100, SO-100 or SU-100 qualify for this course.

MD221 - Aerospace Medicine "Top Knife"
The practice of aerospace medicine involves physicians and other professionals of many disciplines, all striving to help lifeforms adapt to air and space operations. In no other field of medicine are your patients so much like you. They are intelligent, witty, controlling, and presumptuous. In no other field of medicine do physicians end up identifying so strongly with their patients, often changing their outward personality, so that they begin thinking of themselves more as fliers than as doctors. This course covers various aspects of Aerospace Medicine. Whether your MOS is a Flight Surgeon, A-Medic, or E-Medic, you will find it beneficial.
 * Prerequisite for this course: AE-100, AE-201, AE-291 or 301, MD-100, MD-201

MD291a - Medic Certification - Part 1
'''Warning!! Due to its subject matter, MD-291 course materials are EXTREMELY graphic. If you do not feel that you can handle photographs of actual or simulated battlefield wounds, this course IS NOT FOR YOU!''' MD-291 is a challenging three-part course that tests the SFMC Medic in all areas of patient assessment, decision making, and treatment in combat conditions. In order to succeed, the Medic will need to know his patients, his equipment, and his environment. Marines trust you with their lives. Upon passing this course, you will have proven worthy of that trust.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-201 and a CURRENT Medical Proficiency Ribbon (which requires current CPR certification).

MD291b - Medic Certification - Part 2
'''Warning!! Due to its subject matter, MD-291 course materials are EXTREMELY graphic. If you do not feel that you can handle photographs of actual or simulated battlefield wounds, this course IS NOT FOR YOU!''' MD-291 is a challenging three-part course that tests the SFMC Medic in all areas of patient assessment, decision making, and treatment in combat conditions. In order to succeed, the Medic will need to know his patients, his equipment, and his environment. Marines trust you with their lives. Upon passing this course, you will have proven worthy of that trust.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-201 and a CURRENT Medical Proficiency Ribbon (which requires current CPR certification).

MD291c - Medic Certification - Part 3
'''Warning!! Due to its subject matter, MD-291 course materials are EXTREMELY graphic. If you do not feel that you can handle photographs of actual or simulated battlefield wounds, this course IS NOT FOR YOU!''' MD-291 is a challenging three-part course that tests the SFMC Medic in all areas of patient assessment, decision making, and treatment in combat conditions. In order to succeed, the Medic will need to know his patients, his equipment, and his environment. Marines trust you with their lives. Upon passing this course, you will have proven worthy of that trust.
 * Prerequisite for this course: MD-201 and a CURRENT Medical Proficiency Ribbon (which requires current CPR certification).

MD301 - Medical Independent Study Course
For the final step in the Medical Branch studies the student must complete an independent studies project. The independent studies project must either consist of a paper or another approved project. The student MUST submit a topic or project description to the Branch Director for approval. Once approved the student will then have 10 weeks to submit their independent studies project for grading. After submission and if the student receives a grade of Honors or Distinction on a 301 level course, they will be issued an Academic Excellence Award.
 * Prerequisite for this course: Successfully passing all courses in the Medical Branch